BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Jack Leiter struck out eight over six strong innings as the Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 on Monday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Leiter allowed two runs on five hits to earn the win. Texas staked him to an early lead, scoring once in the first and three times in the second, keyed by a two-run single from Jake Burger. Gunnar Henderson drove in both runs for Baltimore with a fifth-inning single. Tyler Alexander worked a scoreless ninth for his second save.

The Rangers, who tallied nine hits, improved to 3-1. The Orioles, held to seven hits, fell to 2-2. Attendance was 11,209. The game took 2 hours, 50 minutes.